Planning for System EHR Implementation Go-Live

Make sure to cover all aspects of the EHR Implementation cycle and allocate enough time to become familiar with new tasks. Your organization should complete the following tasks before your EHR implementation go-live.1

Test your EHR

Begin training your staff in the EHR application and on new policies and procedures

Ask your staff to create usernames and passwords

Complete a "patient walkthrough" to simulate an entire patient visit

Place signs in offices and hallways to notify patients the go-live is taking place and to request their patience through the process

Stratis Health produced a Go-Live Checklist to help providers go live. Stratis Health also produced a tool detailing various rollout and turnover strategies . The tool describes how an EHR system may be rolled out over time and suggests methods to transition users to the EHR.